SHARC Director Dr. Robert Cook Another new school year is starting, and several new things are in store for the SHARC this fall. In terms of research activity – congratulations to our faculty colleague Hwayoung Cho in the college of nursing, who received a K01 grant from…
Dr. Rebecca Fisk-Hoffman and Dr. Christina Parisi are pictured here with Dr. Cook and Nanyangwe Siuluta celebrating their graduation from their doctoral program. Dr. Parisi, who now lives in Philadelphia, will be moving on to be a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Penn Center for Mental Health at the University of…
Dr. Miranda Arnold-Tolbert is a post-doctoral fellow working in the Reducing Intoxicant Involved Sexual Consequences Lab (RIISC) through SHARC’s T32 program under the mentorship of Dr. Liana Hone. She received a B.S. in Biology at Agnes Scott College, a M.S. in Integrative Biology at Kennesaw State University, and a Ph.D.
A Note From Sophie While working at SHARC, I worked as a Research Assistant on the Florida Cohort Wave 3 and Wave 4 studies, and later became the interim coordinator for the SHARC Contact Registry. However, my main responsibilities were based in the Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research…
SHARC Director Dr. Robert Cook Greetings! It is now mid-summer in Gainesville and it is hot. Summer is the time for several scientific meetings, and many of our team have been presenting at conferences including the Continuum HIV conference, the Research Society on Alcohol, and the College of Problems on…
Recently, Emmely was a co-author on a publication entitled, “Exploring the Relationship between Experience and Pain among a Population of Current Medical Cannabis Users in Florida.” To learn more, check out the link here A note from Emmely During my time at SHARC, I fulfilled the role of a…
Jason DeFelice, a pre-doctoral student at SHARC, was recently selected for the Stephanie Nicole Ross Foundation annual scholarship, which is an organization that assists graduate students studying cognitive or behavioral sciences at Florida universities. Join us in congratulating Jason on his accomplishments! Jason DeFelice…
Recent Accomplishments Nanyangwe Siuluta, a pre-doctoral student at SHARC, recently presented at the Research Society on Alcohol conference and Society for Epidemiologic Research conference. Nanyangwe gave an oral presentation at SER entitled, “Latent Class Analysis of traumatic experiences in Florida.” She also received the Kathy Rose Scholarship to help with…
Recently, Dr. Pollack presented two posters at the Society for Epidemiologic Research in Austin, Texas. The first poster she presented was entitled, “A State-Wide Assessment of Dynamic Prediction Modeling Strategies for 30-day Postoperative Mortality in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).” For the second poster, Dr. Pollack presented on, “Dynamic Updating…
Recently, Mark’s paper entitled, “Association Between Cannabis Use Disorder and Greater Apathy in Adults with HIV,” was accepted at the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal. Mark has also received the RSA HIV and Alcohol Satellite Meeting Travel award at $1500. Join us in congratulating Mark on his accomplishments!…
